Godolphin’s English champion and classic winner Blue Bunting, has been retired from racing. The daughter of Dynaformer   is booked to Darley stallion Street Cry.

the Four-year-old Blue Bunting sustained a leg injury when being prepared for the Gr 1 Dubai Sheema Classic on March 31. Veterinary tests have revealed that she would require a lengthy layoff before being returned to training,

Last season Blue Bunting won One Thousand Guineas, Darley Irish Oaks and the Darley Yorkshire Oaks and was England’s champion 3-year-old filly at 11 to 14 furlongs. Blue Bunting won five of eight starts.

“Because Blue Bunting would have needed a long period of recuperation before coming back into training, the decision has been made to retire her to stud for an early covering.” Racing Manager Simon Crisford said on the Godolphin website.

“It is a pity Blue Bunting will not have the chance again to show what a brilliant racehorse she was but we look forward to her becoming a great success at stud.”

Champion galloper So You Think’s (High Chaparral - Triassic, by Tights) younger half-brother posted his maiden city win in Wednesday’s Premier Signs Handicap (1400m) at Sandown.

So You Think won a Group 1 Cox Plate and two other Stakes races within the first seven starts of his illustrious career but the Danny O’Brien-trained Now You Know (Elusive City - Triassic, by Tights) took seven starts to record his first city win.

Now You Know led all the way to score narrowly but O’Brien said the lightly-raced three-year-old was looking for further than the 1400 metres of the Sandown race.

“He is always going to live in the shadow of So You Think but he’s a nice horse in his own right,” O’Brien said. “He’s been a lot slower to develop but he’s been on a good path.

“He has been really composed here today and he settled for Craig. He was right on speed but he settled really well in the run.

“He lengthened really well and he was strong to the post.”

O’Brien paid $NZ260,000 for Now You Know at the 2010 NZB Premier Yearling Sale. So You Think fetched less than half that amount when he was auctioned at the same sale in 2008.

Now You Know was the second O’Brien-trained city winner by the Haunui Farm-based stallion. O’Brien has prepared Admantium (Elusive City - Della Mimosa, by Generous) to win two races at Caulfield this season.

Boundary, sire of Kentucky Derby winner and Vinery shuttle-sire Big Brown, was euthanised on February 4 due to the infirmities of old age. The 22-year-old son of Danzig had resided at Claiborne Farm as a pensioner since 2005. According to farm spokesman Bernie Sams, Boundary had been in good condition until the weekend.

Boundary (Danzig - Edge) won his first five starts in 1994 including the Gr 3 Roseben Handicap (gr. III). He retired with a record of six wins from eight starts and earnings of $217,777 and entered stud at Claiborne in 1995.

Boundary is represented by 26 stakes winners and the earners of more than $35 million. Big Brown, his sire’s chief earner, won the 2008 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes on his way to being voted champion 3-year-old male.

Boundary’s other leading runners include English and Irish champion 2-year-old Minardi and Saratoga Grade I winner Pomeroy.

The winner of seven of his eight starts and $3.9 million, Big Brown shuttles to Vinery Stud in New South Wales where his fee in 2011 was $27,500.

The first foals by the multiple Group I winner Paco Boy (Desert Style), who has just completed his first season at Waikato Stud in New Zealand, are arriving in Europe.

The first was a colt out of Key Light (Acclamation), a daughter of the Group I winner Eva Luna. “He was up and moving round the box faster than any foal I’ve seen before, he certainly looks like a proper two-year-old!” Stud owner Richard Tucker said

Another is a well marked bay colt out of the young stakes winning Dansili mare, Don’t Dili Dali, who John Warren reports, “A really strong correct well marked sort looking like a very good start for Paco Boy”.

Paco Boy  has 10 mares overdue to which John Warren commented: “Everyone at Highclere is very excited about the Paco Boy’s arriving, especially as he had such a good first book of mares. He has been very popular again this year with 100 mares booked and it’s such fun having a young stallion with his first crop hitting the ground.”

Paco Boy returned to Highclere Stud last week looking well from a successful first season in the Southern Hemisphere at Waikato Stud in New Zealand.

Top Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) colt Helmet (Exceed And Excel - Accessories, by Singspiel) tuned up for his arduous international campaign with a sound trial effort at Cranbourne on Monday night.

The Cranbourne Turf Club held the trials as a test run ahead of the start of night racing at the venue next month. The Darley organisation took the chance to trial the Caulfield Guineas winner on a racing surface before he begins his campaign, which will also take in Dubai.

Helmet behind the leader before working home strongly to post a comfortable 1-1/4 length win in the opening heat of the evening in the reasonable time of 59.45 seconds for 1000 metres.

“We came here for a solid hit-out and that’s what he had,” Helmet’s jockey Kerrin McEvoy told Racing Victoria.

The Snowden stable decided to leave multiple Group 1 winner Sepoy (Elusive Quality - Watchful, by Danehill) home at Flemington but trialled the talented Caline (Elusive Quality - Daanet Al Dunya).

Caline won her heat by half a length in 60.61 seconds.

Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker (Reset - Miss Marion) worked home nicely to finish third in the third heat of the evening.

Veteran sprinter Joy And Fun (8 g Cullen - Gin Player, by Defensive Play) produced a typically game display of high-class sprinting to win Sunday’s HKG1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m), the second Leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series and could have booked his ticket to the Dubai World Cup meeting.

Joy And Fun brushed aside an unfavourable wide draw and overturned form with Lucky Nine (Dubawi) as he powered down the Sha Tin home straight for a three quarter-length verdict over his Caspar Fownes-trained rival, while Sunny King (Desert Sun) from the John Moore stable was a further short-head away in third. Joy And Fun stopped the clock at 1m 08.98s.

Joy And Fun

“If anyone deserves to win a Group 1, it’s Joy And Fun,” said Doyle, who was riding for the last time in Hong Kong this season before taking up a 6-week contract in Dubai. “He’s been knocking on the door in all the big races and he couldn’t have done it any better.”

“As long as he had a bit of cover, that’s all I was worried about today. I dropped behind Eagle Regiment and we had Lucky Nine inside of me, so we had them all covered – it all worked out better from the draw, really. There’s always a slight doubt going into a race like this after a couple of tough ones but all credit to the horse, he’s very tough and Derek’s done a great job keeping him in good form.”

Cruz, who was visibly delighted following the race, is now hoping to send the eight-year-old to Dubai for the 1000m G1 Al Quoz Sprint. “We have tried so many times to win a Group 1 with him and on several occasions he has been close - it all worked out to be a great day,” he said. “We have always had Dubai in mind for the horse after this. He has done so well for us that we will take it step by step – he has maintained his condition so we will sit back and wait about future plans.”

Eliza Park stallion Bel Esprit (Royal Academy - Bespoken, by Vain) may have another Group 1 prospect after Bel Sprinter’s (Bel Esprit - Gavroche, by Snippets) brilliant win in Saturday’s Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield.

Bel Esprit is already the sire of the world’s best sprinter Black Caviar (Bel Esprit - Helsinge, by Desert Sun) and Group 1 winner Bel Mer (Bel Esprit - Drop Anchor, by At Talaq). However, the stallion has not sired a male Group 1 winner but Bel Sprinter could change that fact.

Bel Sprinter came from well back in the field to beat Kulgrinda (Exceed And Excel - River Crossing, by Bellotto) to post his fifth win from six starts. The victory also booked the gelding’s place in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on February 25.

“Options are everywhere, I think he gets into the Oakleigh Plate with no weight and that has been our plan all the way through,” Warren said.

“I think we are better placed now we have had that run.

“I spoke to the handicappers today and we get in with 53.5(kg) because today is only a Listed race and our plan was to give him three weeks between runs so we are right in it.”

Warren paid $140,000 for a brother to Bel Sprinter at last month’s Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast.

Bolton (Zabeel - Real Success, by Success Express) became the 139^th individual stakes winner for super Cambridge Stud sire Zabeel (Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) with his sharp win in Saturday’s Listed Mornington Cup Prelude (2000m).

Original owner Lloyd Williams paid $425,000 for Bolton at the 2008 Australian Easter Yearling Sale before unloading the gelding a new syndicate of owners that includes Katie Davenport, a part owner of powerhouse sprinter Hay List (Statue Of Liberty - Sing Hallelujah, by Is It True).

Bolton settled midfield before showing a neat turn of foot to open a gap on his opposition soon after entering the straight. The consistent stayer Montgomery (Montjeu - All Zalute, by Zabeel) finished off well but could only get within three-quarters of a length of Bolton on the line.

Bolton’s trainer Stephen Brown said he would resist the temptation to run the five-year-old in the Listed Mornington Cup over 2400 metres, a race that carries automatic qualification to the Caulfield Cup (2400m) to the winner.

“People keep saying the Mornington Cup but 2400 (metres) appears to be a bit beyond him,” Brown said.

Bolton is the second stakes winner out of Real Success (Success Express - Pas de Course, by Pas Seul). The mare also threw the Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner Vouvray (Zabeel - Real Success, by Success Express).

Lil Red Corvette (Henny Hughes - Speedy Rossa, by Testa Rossa) became the second winner for young Darley stallion Henny Hughes (Hennessy - Meadow Flyer, by Meadowlake) when the filly scored at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Bertie’s Bells (Henny Hughes - Jamelden, by Kenny’s Best Pal) was the sire’s first winner in Tasmania in December last year before Lil Red Corvette opened the stallion’s account on the mainland with a brave win.

Lil Red Corvette showed good pace to share the lead before outlasting the David Hayes-trained Popular Acclaim (Exceed And Excel - Rekindled Applause, by Royal Applause).

The  filly’s success was training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra’s fourth two-year-old success of the season. Lil Red Corvette had one previous start for a third at Flemington in October before shin soreness forced the stable to tread carefully with the filly.

“It’s always an advantage when they race in the spring and come back and had the run under their belt with the seasoning,” Ellerton said.

“It helps when you have got a few numbers, getting them in and out and sorting them out, who is ready and who isn’t.

“She pulled up very shinsore when she raced. She has had a break and come back, she has grown up a bit. She looks like she has got a bit of bottom to her too.”

Darley sire Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) has eight of the 64 youngsters remaining in contention for this month’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

The Darley organisation itself has five of Exceed And Excel’s progeny among the third declarations for Victoria’s richest juvenile event, including the smart debut winner Applegate (Exceed And Excel - Klamath Falls, by Storm Cat).

Applegate won at Listed level during the Flemington spring carnival to be among the leading fancies for the Blue Diamond Stakes.

Another Darley stallion Commands (Danehill - Cotehele House, by My Swanee) is the sire of the ruling Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Jimando (Commands - Finko, by Caerleon).

Patinack Farm sponsors the $1 million feature. Its two first- season sires Husson (Hussonet - Villa Elisa, by Roy) and Casino Prince (Flying Spur - Lady Capel, by Last Tycoon) have five and three runners remaining in the Blue Diamond Stakes respectively.

Caulfield will host the Blue Diamond Stakes on February 25.

Click here to view the 64 third declarations for the Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes.

Darley shuttle-stallion Bernardini (A P Indy) is now the sire of 11 stakes winners following the win of Algorithims in Sunday’s $400,000 Gr 3 Holy Bull Stakes over a mile at Gulfstream Park.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Algorithims (3 c Bernardini - Avaknowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance) relished the sloppy track to run out an emphatic five-length winner over last season’s champion US juvenile Hansen (Tapit).

“This race was going to tell us where we were with him, running against the 2-year-old champion,” Pletcher said. “Now he’s done everything we’ve asked him to. It’s too early to say what we might do with him at this point. He is by Bernardini and I don’t think he’ll have distance limitations. So we just have to sort things out from here.”

Algorithims is from the second crop of Bernardini who is now the sire of eight Graded winners, four of them at Grade 1 level - A Z Warrior, Biondetti, Stay Thirsty and To Honor And Serve.

Bernardini’s oldest Australian crop are two-year-olds of 2011/12.

Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon (6 g Pins - Golden Gamble, by Oregon) swept to a scintillating victory in the HKG1 Stewards’ Cup on Sunday.

The Tony Millard-trained Ambitious Dragon headed into the 1600m contest, the 1st Leg of Hong Kong’s Triple Crown, with a point to prove after tasting defeat in his two previous outings, most recently when fourth to the Tony Cruz-trained California Memory in the 2000m G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup at the track on 11 December.

Ridden once again by champion jockey Douglas Whyte, Ambitious Dragon consigned those defeats to history as he posted a performance of the utmost class; sprinting clear when asked inside the final 300m and then cruising past the post a length and a quarter clear of the John Moore-trained Xtension, with old rival, the late-closing California Memory, a further three quarters of a length back in third.

“He’s back from that bad experience, that’s the main thing, he’s back!” said a delighted Millard. “I was a bit more confident today. Going into the Hong Kong Cup, we didn’t have a good run-in; he had a bad prep and going into the International race was just too hard.”

Millard, who is confident in the five-year-old’s ability at a range of distances, will now point his charge at the 2nd Leg of the Triple Crown, the HKG1 Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup over 2000m.

“I’m not somebody who puts the cart in front of the horse,” continued Millard, “but we will definitely go for the 2000m and then we will decide what we are going to do, but we are definitely going race by race.

“I don’t think the mile and a half of the HKG1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup – 3rd Leg) will be a problem the way this horse can turn it on. Even today, I thought that Douglas could have gone a little bit later; he has a phenomenal turn of speed, the way that he can make it up.”

“I think Ambitious Dragon is a true champion – he hasn’t got a (best) distance.”

Australian owned and trained Ockham’s Razor (2 c Any Suggestion - Shadow Ray, by Groom Dancer) proved too good for the locals when running home strongly to win the $NZ1 million Karaka Millions (Listed) over 1200m at Ellerslie on Sunday.

The Australian Bloodstock-syndicated colt came from a midfield position into the straight and then came out wide with a well-timed run to run past Silk Pins (Pins) to go on and score with Warhorse (General Nediym) in third.

The win is the biggest in the career for trainer Anthony Freedman. “We didn’t know the form of the locals but we knew we had a good horse and he’s won a bit of money now.”

Purchased for $170,000 as a yearling at last year’s NZB Karaka Sales, Ockham’s Razor was syndicated by Australian Bloodstock who had a large contingent on hand to celebrate the big payday.

“This is just great, just great,” principal Luke Murrell said. “Anthony always said he thought this was the perfect colt for the race and that was the plan. To come here and win it is just a dream and for a lot of these owners it is their first horse, so it is a dream result really.”

Ockham’s Razor is from the first crop of the Australian Group winner Any Suggestion, a son of Lion Hunter, who stands at Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand, with that farm offering a full-sister to Ockham’s Razor later this week at the NZB Select Sale.

Waikato Stud sire Fast ‘n’ Famous (Redoute’s Choice - Zalinda, by Zabeel) broke through for his first stakes winner when Quintessential (Fast ‘n’ Famous - Florette, by Sword Dance) finished strongly to claim the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham.

Fast ‘n’ Famous never won over a distance further than 1200 metres in his 13-start career but could have an Oaks contender after Quintessential came from back in the field to beat Capital Diamond (Lucky Unicorn - Diamond Smile, by Zabeel) and Artistic (Darci Brahma - Artless, by Dahar).

Keep The Peace (Keeper - Peace Of Mind, by Wild Rampage) and Princess Coup (Encosta De Lago - Stoneyfell Road, by Soveriegn Red) have both completed the Desert Gold Stakes and New Zealand Oaks double in recent years.

Quintessential’s trainer John Sargent said he would either aim the filly at the New Zealand Oaks or the Brisbane winter carnival.

Fast ‘n’ Famous also earned his first Australian city winner when Bombalatomba (Fast ‘n’ Famous - Carnegie Gold, by Carnegie) claimed the Hilton Manufacturing Handicap (1400m) at Sandown.

Bombalatomba’s trainer Chris Hyland said he could give the gelding a chance in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) if he measures up in the Group 3 C S Hayes Stakes (1400m).

Zabeel (Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle, by Nureyev) seven-year-old Six O’Clock News evoked memories of a former New Zealand champion with his win in Saturday’s Group 2 Wellington Cup (2400m) at Trentham.

Six O’Clock News’s jockey Leith Innes wore the brown and gold colours made famous by the top stayer Castletown (One Pound Sterling - Mona Curragh, by Levmoss), who won the Wellington Cup when the event was run over two miles as a Group 1 event.

Paddy Busuttin trained Castletown while his son Trent oversees Six O’Clock News’s career in partnership with Natalie Young.

Innes had no favours aboard Six O’Clock News, who raced three-wide with cover for most of the race, but managed to get enough out of the durable stayer to beat last year’s Wellington Cup winner Spiro (Pyrus - Radio Rocket, by Harbor Prince) and The Jungle Boy (Jungle Pocket - Ballina Wave, by Lord Ballina).

The win was the second for Six O’Clock News in the space of a week after the gelding won the Group 3 Trentham Stakes. Six O’Clock News broke a three-year winning drought in the Wellington Cup lead-up event.

Cambridge Stud had further success on Saturday when Stravinsky (Nureyev - Fire The Groom, by Blushing Groom) gelding El Chico won the Listed Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton.

Four-year-old mare Say No More ( Pentire - Our Lucy, by Walking Ring) became the latest Group 1-winning miler for Rich Hill Stud stallion Pentire (Be My Guest - Gull Nook, by Mill Reef) in Saturday’s Group 1 Thorndon Mile at Trentham in New Zealand.

Say No More joined the likes of Rangirangdoo (Pentire - She Wishes, by Kenfair), Mufhasa (Pentire - Sheila Cheval, by Mi Preferido) and Penny Gem (Pentire - Gemscay, by Maizcay) as 1600-metre winners at the highest level with her success in the $NZ200,000 event.

Say No More settled midfield for apprentice Rosie Myers before unleashing a terrific sprint to dash two lengths clear of her opposition with 200 metres to run. The margin proved more than enough as Say No More defeated Postmans Daughter (Postponed - Kinjabelle, by Kinjite) and Jetset Lad (Elusive City - Jetset Lass, by Jetball).

The win was the up and coming mare’s fifth in nine starts. Her trainer Paul Duncan said he would probably aim Say No More at lucrative races during the Brisbane winter carnival.

“She’s shown a lot all the way through and has just got stronger and stronger,” Duncan told Trackside.

“There are some nice races like the Winter Stakes over there for this mare and I’d like to take Midnight Oil over too. She had a setback but is coming along now.”

Say No More became the 35^th individual stakes winner for Pentire. Her breeders did not offer her for auction at any sale as a yearling.

World Champion Sprinter Black Caviar (5 m Bel Esprit - Helsinge, by Desert Sun) was untroubled to make it 17 straight wins in the $200,000 Gr 2 Essendon Mazda Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Starting the $1.05 favourite, Black Caviar gave Luke Nolen an armchair ride, racing in second place before sweeping up to Zedi Knight (Zeditave) on the home turn and then coming away to score by 4-3/4 lengths with her stablemate Doubtful Jack (Not A Single Doubt) a further 4-1/2 lengths away third in the time of 1:09.44 - 0.15 seconds outside the course record held by Miss Andretti.

“It’s great to see her back,” Moody said, confirming Black Caviar’s next start would be in the Group One C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield on February 11, her first attempt at 1400 metres. ”Her attitude is good, her action is terrific so hopefully it’s the start of a wonderful six months.”

Plans are to take the five-year-old daughter of Bel Esprit to England for the Golden Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at Royal Ascot and the July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket, after the Orr, the Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield and maybe one other run here.

“There’s a race for her every Saturday on the eastern seaboard of Australia and most parts of the world for the next six months,” Moody said.”But we are going to sit down next Friday with the owners and have a meeting and that will tell us a bit more and get everyone’s gut feeling.

“But I’m just pleased to enjoy tonight and have her back on track.”

The wo legs of the Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Previews resulted in upset wins at Caulfield but there can be no doubting the ability of both winners. The Travelling Man (Mossman) led all the way to win the colts division with the favourite Cambiaso in fourth place and Malasun (Red Ransom) dashed clear in the straight to win the fillies division with the $1.70 favourite Sweet Little Lies weakening into fourth after leading to the turn.

The Travelling Man (2 c Mossman - Gypsy Jewels, by Jade Robbery) gave jockey Ben Melham an armchair ride. “He was a little bit lost out there in front today. I didn’t really want to lead but he began pretty brilliantly and got there under his own steam. He had it steady enough for the first 600 but he let rip with a good sectional.”

Mossman

Trainer Matt Laurie purchased the winner at last year’s New Zealand Select Sale at Karaka for $NZ80,000. “Some people have said to me, ‘why did you go to New Zealand and buy a Mossman?’ but at the end of the day, he was a cracking type,” Laurie said. ”He was $80,000 and it looks like money well spent.”

Malasun (2 f Red Ransom - Malapert, by Encosta de Lago) also sold for $80,000 as a yearling, the BC3-owned filly selling at the Inglis Premier Sale in Melbourne and she recouped $60,000 of that when proving too good for Members Joy (Hussonet) and Sabie (Exceed And Excel), sprinting clear in the straight.

“She’s very quick but there was good speed there today and a couple of quality fillies she was chasing,” jockey Damien Oliver said. “She did a good job to run them down. We didn’t know how she would go in behind them but today, it wasn’t a problem and she chased them well.”

Trainer Mick Price took a fancy to Malasun at the sale, as did BC3, but when advised by BC3’s Bill Vlahos they they strongly fancied the filly also, Price stepped back and allowed BC3 to purchase.

Price is in New Zealand for the Karaka Yearling Sale and stable representative Luke Wilkinson said Malasun was “90 percent” certain to progress to the Group I $1 million Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) without another run.

Darley stallions dominated Thursday’s Listed Zeditave Stakes (1200m) after sires from the worldwide breeding giant produced the trifecta in the Caulfield feature.

Exceed And Excel (Danehill - Patrona, by Lomond) three-year-old Instinction (Exceed And Excel - De Lago Mist, by Encosta De Lago) earned his second successive Stakes win after the Mick Price-trained colt made the most of a perfect run to beat Specter (Nadeem - Woman In White, by Daylami).

Adelaide-trained three-year-old Petman (Lonhro - Gift Bouquet, by King’s High) completed the Darley trifecta by holding on for third after leading for most of the $100,000 race.

Price’s stable representative Mick Nolan said the stable has decided to aim Instinction at the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in March.

“He has had a few little issues in his life,” Nolan said. “The horse will improve, this time last year we had him in a Blue Diamond Prelude and we had a fair opinion of the horse.

“This time in he has been 100 percent so I can’t see why he won’t go from here. That’s (Australian Guineas) where we’re heading. I can’t see why he wouldn’t.”

Southern Speed (Southern Image - Golden Eagle, by Zabeel) has hit the ground running in her autumn preparation after producing a terrific first-up performance to win the Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

The Caulfield Cup winner is on the path towards the Group 1 BMW (2400m) later in the autumn but her high rating did her little favours after she was asked to carry 60kg in her return to racing on Australia Day.

The daughter of former shuttle stallion Southern Image (Halo’s Image - Pleasant Dixie, by Dixieland Band) is the sire’s only southern hemisphere stakes winner but continued to represent him with distinction.

Southern Speed raced in the second half of the field before coming with a well-timed run to beat Shout Out Loud (Ne Coupez Pas - Hit Your Kick, by Serheed) and Danzylum (Danzero - Political Asylum, by Plush).

“She looked great and I expected her to be running on strongly,” Leon Macdonald, who trains Southern Speed in partnership with Andrew Gluyas, said.

“You always doubt whether they can win over 1400 metres first-up when they’re a staying horse but she really showed her class.”

Southern Speed’s two-year-old half-sister by Artie Schiller (El Prado - Hidden Light, by Sadler’s Wells) has yet to debut while Golden Eagle (Zabeel - Rising Eagle, by Danehill) foaled a sister to the three-time Stakes winner in 2010.